17.01.2026 21:10
The Syrian army continues its operations against the terrorist organization YPG/SDG by expanding along the Euphrates River. YPG/SDG elements withdrew from the city of Tabqa, which is located in a strategic position west of the Euphrates River and has experienced intense clashes. The Syrian army, which has begun to enter the city, announced that control has also been seized in the Al Rasafa region in the southern parts of the Raqqa countryside, where it signaled the expansion of its operation, as well as in 7 nearby villages.
The Syrian army announced that it has taken control of the Al Rasafa region in the southern parts of the rural area of Raqqa, which has been declared a military zone up to the zero point, along with 7 nearby villages, as part of the operations against terrorist groups.
YPG/SDG ELEMENTS WITHDRAWN, ARMY ENTERED TABQA As the Syrian army continues its advance, Tabqa was also captured, with a map shared indicating the targets to be hit and civilians being urged to stay away from these areas. YPG/SDG elements under siege began to leave the city of Tabqa in convoys.
According to a report by Syrian state television Al-Ikhbariyya, the army entered the Al-Mansura area near Tabqa and captured the Al-Hajjane Military Camp. The report noted that the village of Racm al-Gazzal in the rural area of Raqqa has also been cleared of YPG/SDG elements, and it was stated that the Syrian army has begun to enter the city of Tabqa.
CONTROL OF OIL FIELD CAPTURED Army sources providing information to Al-Ikhbariyya also reported that units coming from the direction of Meskene have successfully taken control of the Safyan oil field, Rasafa junction, and Thawra oil field near the city of Tabqa. The control of the Cirah Military Airport, located west of the Euphrates River, was also taken over as of this morning.
Cirah Military Airport GOVERNMENT CALLS ON ORGANIZATION MEMBERS TO SURRENDER WEAPONS The Syrian government reiterated its call for members of the terrorist organization YPG/SDG to surrender their weapons following successful operations conducted in Deir Hafer, Meskene, and Dibsi Afnan. In a statement from the Press and Communication Department of the Syrian Ministry of Defense, it was addressed to the members of the SDG, composed of Syrian, Kurdish, and Arab elements, stating, "Leave this organization to protect your life and future. Go to the nearest Syrian army checkpoint or contact the designated numbers."
2 SYRIAN SOLDIERS KILLED IN DIBSI AFNAN In a statement from the Syrian Army Operations Room, it was reported that during clashes in Dibsi Afnan, terrorist elements carried out a kamikaze drone attack against Syrian security forces. It was reported that 2 soldiers lost their lives in the attack. The statement also noted that it was detected that elements affiliated with the PKK terrorist organization were preparing to carry out sabotage activities near a strategic bridge in the western parts of Raqqa, and that terrorists were successfully intervened.
TRIBAL LEADERS' SUPPORT MESSAGE TO THE GOVERNMENT Some Arab tribes in the Raqqa, Bukamal, and Hasakeh regions declared their support for the Syrian government against the terrorist organization YPG/SDG. In a video recording alongside some tribal members, the leader of the Al-Buhamed tribe in the Raqqa region, Enver al-Salih al-Hamud, called for the children of YPG/SDG ranks to join the Syrian army.
Faysal al-Zeyanate, the leader of the Mishahade tribe, one of the Arab tribes, stated in a published video that they are in favor of the territorial integrity of the country with their members from all over Syria. In images shared on social media by the tribes of the Bukamal region, the tribes called on the children in the ranks of YPG/SDG to "not fight against the Syrian army and return home."
SYRIAN ARMY HAD LAUNCHED AN OPERATION WEST OF THE EUPHRATES The Syrian army had launched an operation against the terrorist organization PKK/YPG and SDG in the Deir Hafer region last night. Following the start of the operation, SDG leader Mazlum Abdi announced that the SDG would withdraw from the current contact lines east of Aleppo at 07:00 today and redeploy to areas east of the Euphrates. The Syrian army began to enter west of the Euphrates from Deir Hafer in the morning hours and took control of Deir Hafer and Meskene, where the SDG had withdrawn, in the following hours.
OPERATION AGAINST SDG On January 13, the Syrian army declared the areas occupied by the terrorist organization SDG west of the Euphrates River as a "closed military zone," calling on all armed groups in the region to withdraw to the east of the Euphrates.
The closed military areas included Deir Hafer and Meskene on the west bank of the Euphrates River. Last week, the army had cleared the neighborhoods of Ashrafiyeh, Sheikh Maqsoud, and Beni Zayd from the terrorist organization SDG in operations carried out in Aleppo.
Source: AA / IHA